Shaving-brush.



E. T. KREBS.

SHAVING BRUSH.

APPLIOATION FILED NOV19,1912.

Patented June 24, 1913.

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WITNESSES INVEN FOR UNITED STATES PATENT orrrcn ERNST T. KREBS, OF CARSON CITY, NEVADA.

SHAVING-BRUSH.

Specification of Letters Patent. 7 Patented June 24, 1913.

Application filed November 19, 1912. Serial No. 732,234.

. T all whom it may concern:

' Figu Be it known that I, ERNST T. Kmins, a citizen of the United States, and a-resident of Carson City, in the county of Ormsby and State of Nevada, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in Shaving- Brushes, of which the following is a speci- 'fication.

My present invention relates to shaving brushes, and more particularly to an :improved form-ofthc shaving brushdescribed and claimed in my-co-pending application No. 673,542 which was filed January 26-,- 1912.

the brush todeliver its contents thereto, is

cut off from the reservoir chamber so that at each operation the brush receivesa.: m'easured supply of liquid.

' A. further object of my invention is to provide a construction including a shield for the brush proper, which is slidable t0 :and from an operative position,in place of the detachable cap or hood usually'emfployed.

' Othe-r objects, and the -resultingadvan- --'ta'ges, of my present invention, will beread- .ily apparent from the following description in which reference is made 'to the accom; panying drawing formln parts in the positionthey will assume when the brush is in disuse; Fig. 2' is an elevation of the complete structure in the same position; F ig. 3 is a cross section through the measuring-chamber taken substantially in the line 1-1 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a simi- Jar view taken substantially on the line g a part of this specification, and in which, re 1- is a central vertical section. through the complete structure-showing the 2-2 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 5 is a similar View through the brush and shield taken substantially on the line 33 of Fig. '1.

Referringznow to these figures, 1 indicates the @reservou' chamber which is provided with a reduced tubular extension 7 at one end having a paisr oidiametricallyopposite openings intermediate its ends. voir chamber 1. is further provided with a cylinder 2 projecting from the same end thereof and surrounding the tube 7 inconcentric relation, the said tube being- [provided withdiametrically opposite longitudinal slots 8 and angularslots 8, the inthe ends of the slot 8, and the outer ends of which extend through the free ends of the cylinder 2.

The brush holderf l is provided with a,

cylinder 3extendin'g from one cnd'thcreof, and of such a size as to telescope snugly .withintlie cylinder-2 of the reservoir-charm The resernor ends of which terminate intermediate ber, said cylinder 3having outwardly .pro-

jecting stands 9.;n0rmally engagedand movable within :thegslots 8 {of the cylinder .2. \Vith the .fstudsslljin'terinediate 'of' -t'he ends of theslots 8,:it'may beirea-dily secn-thatro- 'tative' movementiof-sthe =reservoir chamber 1 audits cylinder 2, with respect-to the brush holder 4 andits ;cylinder..;3,and subsequent longitudinal :movement 0 these parts with respect to one another, will result in. com- -plete detachment of the reservoir chamber '1 and its cylinder 2, owingto the movement of-the studs 9'in the angular slots 8. I

Mounted tosurround the brush holder 4 is a cylindrical shield 5, said shield being.

provided with longitudinal slots 10 through which studs 11 secured to the 'brush'holder,

extend whereby to provide for a guided sliding movement of the shield 5 rearivardly onto the reservoir chamber 1 sofias to exposethebrush 12 secured in-the brush holder, and at the same time coverthe space between the brush holder 4. and the reservoir chamber 1 which'results from the fact that the telescopingjcylinders 2and 3 are of substantially reduced diameter to thatcf either the brush holder or -thc=ireservoir chamber, these latter parts being of substantially the same diameter, as plainly seen from Fig. 1.

Mounted with one end snugly positioned within the brush holder 4 and opening directly into the brush 12 is a valve tube 6, .the rear portion of which extends through the tube 7 and into the reservoir chamber 1. The latter end of the valve tube 6 is closed and adjacent its said latter end, it is provided with a pair of side openings which normally communicate with the interior of the reservoir chamber. Intermediate "its ends, and within the space surrounded by the cylinders 2 and 3, which spaceconstt tutes a measuring chamber, the valve tube 6 is provided with a transverse partition 13 and with openings upon opposite sides of said partition, the openings upon the upper side of said partition being normally alined with the openings of the tube 7, at the same time the upper end openings of the valve tube are open to the reservoir 1. Thus in the position of the parts just mentioned which is clearly shown in Fig. 1, the interior of the measuring chamber, surrounded by the cylinders 2 and 3 is placed in communication with the interior of the r ervoir chamber 1 and is filled thereby. W en it is desired to use the brush, the shield 10 is moved from the position shown in Fig. 1, to a position partially on the reservoir chamber 1, thus exposing the brush 12. Immediately thereafter the reservoir chamber 1 is grasped and moved with respect to the brush and its holder. and in a" direction away from the same during which movement pin 9 is moved to the opposite end of the slot 8 from which it is shown in Fig'sf1 and 2. The wall of the tube 7 will in this new position cover the'pairs of openings upon the upper side of the partition 13 of the valve tube, and at the same time open the single pair of openings upon the lower side of said partition. It will be thus seen that the interior of the measuring chamber will be placed in communication with the brush 12 through the lowerportion of the valve tube and its contents discharged into the brush.

The manner of detaching the reservoir chamber for. the purpose of refillin the same has been before described, and it can be readily seen thatthis functioninno wise interferes with the normal use ofsthebrush and the delivery of a measured quantity of liquid soap to the brush proper. .In practice, the size of. the measuring chamber will be regulated so as to hold and dischar e the correct amount of liquid soap neede but it should be'notedthat the-operation'of delivering'liquid to' thebrush properYmay be repeated any time when the first supply is found to be inadequate.

l'claim: 1. A,shaving brush of the character described, comprising a reservoir chamber having a reduced tubular member at one end, provided with side openings, and a cylinder extending from the same end and surrounding said tubular member in concentric relation, a brush holder having a cylinder projecting from one end thereof and snugly telescoping within the cylinder of the reservoir chamber, a brush carried .,by the brush holder, a valve tube having one open end firmly. secured within the brush holder and opening directly into the brush, and having its opposite end extending through the tubular member of the reservoir chamber, said valve tube being provided with an intermediate partition and with openings upon opposite sides of the said partition, for the purpose described. I

2. A brush of the character described, comprising a brush holder, a brush carried thereby, a hollow handle forming a reservoir chamber movable toward and from the brush holder, means forming a measuring chamber formed between the brush holder and the reservoir chamber, and valve means controlled by relative movement of the brush holder and reservoir chamber for alternately establishing communication between the measuring chamber and the brush holder and reservoir chamber.

3. A shaving brush of the character described, comprising a reservoir chamber having a reduced tubular member extending from one end thereof and provided with side openings, a cylinder extending from the same end of the reservoir chamber and surrounding the tubular member in concentric relation, saidcylinder being provided with longitudinal side slots intermediate its ends, and being also provided with angular slots, the inner ends of which communicate with said longitudinal slots and the outer ends of which extend through the free end of the cylinder, a brush holder, a brush carried by the brush holder, a cylinder also carried by the brush holder and.a dapted to snugly telescope within the cylinder of the reservoir chamber whereby to form a measuring chamber, said brush holder and cylinder having studs projecting outwardly through the slots of the reservoir cylinder, a valve tube having one end secured within the brush holder and opening directly into the brush and having its opposite end extending through the tubular member of the reservoir chamber, said valve tube having an intermediate partition which is located within 'th limits of the measuring chamber and bein also, rbvided with openin upon oppo site sigesj of the said partit izn for the purpose described. 4. A brush of the character described comprising a brush holder, a brush carried .thereby,'a hollow handle forming a reservoir chamber; and movable toward and away from the brush .holder, means forming e: measuring chamber and the brush holder,

measuring chgmber between the brush holder and reservoir chamber. and the said hollow handle, and apertured telescoping tubes carried by the brush ERNST KREBS' 5 holder, and hollow handle and controllable Witnesses:

by the movement of the-latterjor alternately HERMAN R. HUELLER,

establishing communication between the J .C. 'TRANTETR.

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